Attachment for hens



Apr. 3, 1923. 1,450,247

c. E. CARPENTER ATTACHMENT FOR HENS Fiied Sept. 12', 1922 I 5] noewto pkzyierilamwzier State of South Patented Apr. 3, 1923.

CHESTER E. CARPENTER, or ABERDEEN, scorn nnxo'ra.

ATTACHMENT ronnnns.

I Application filed September 12 1 El22.. Serial No. 587,844.

To allcvhomet may concern.

Be it known that I, CHESTER E. CARPEN- 1'ER, L citizen of the UnitedState's, residing at Aberdeen, in the county of Brown and tain new andand its principal object is to provide a .de-f vice or attachment whichwill overcome-the outer end of the inverted Ushapeol' mem-* her 11 andcarries a sleeve desire for ;hens to set.

A further object of theinvention is to provide an attachment of thischaracter which will allow the hen to roost, but which will prevent thehen from assmning a setting position.

Another important object of the invention is to provide an attachmentfor preventing hens from brooding which includes a pivoted poke, adaptedto poke or engage the hen upon assuming a setting position, and whichnormally will not interfere with the hen.

Still another object of the invention is to provide an attachment ofthis character which is simple in construction, consists of few parts,and can be manufactured and sold at a minimum cost.

With the preceding and other objects and advantages in mind, theinvention consists in the novel combination of elements, constructionsand arrangement of parts and operations to be hereinafter enlarged beingnamed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the device associated with a hens leg, thelatter being shown in dot and dash lines in roosting position;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the device.

Fig. 3 is a. longitudinal section view taken on lines 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a similar view vice in operative position;

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

Referring in detail to the drawing wherein like characters of referencedesignate like parts throughout the several views,'the numeral 5designates a longitudinal U shaped or channel shaped member having theforward end thereof cut away to afford an abutment 6.

showing the de- This channel shaped member a x'oarries a sleeve 7adapted to embrace the leg of the hen, as shown in Fig. 1. This Dakota,have invented cer useful improvements in an Attachment for Hens, ofwhich the follow Ting is a specification.

My invention is an attachment for hens,

sleeve 7 is formed of complementary liinged sections -8, the free endsof-which-are formed with curved extensions 9 which receive a slidablelooking plate 10 to hold the' fsleeve in position on the hens leg. L

Pivoted'between the rear ends of the channel shaped or U verted U shapedsite sides of'which, divergent sleeves 12 s tend, adapted to receivetheoutside toesof the hen. An extension ''18 is pivoted in 'the 14 'whichreceives the intermediate toe of the hen.

Pivoted to the U shaped member 5 adjacent the pivoted end of the member11 is a U shaped poke 15 which has its free end formed with laterallyextending Wings 17. Normally this poke 15 is received in the channelshaped or U shaped member 5 as shown in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive.Pivotally connected with the free end of the extension 13 and the loweredge of the poke 15 is a link orrod l6.

l/Vith the device in position on the hen as shown in Fig. 1 it will beseen that the hen can manipulate her toes without operating the poke 15;however, when the hen attempts to assume a setting position theintermediate toe assuming a horizontal position will swing the sleeve 14forwardly, thus moving the link or rod 16 forwardly and swinging thepoke 15 to a. vertical position to engage or poke the hens breast.

I have entered into a somewhat detailed description of the present andpreferred embodiment in order to impart a definite understanding of thesame. I do not desire, however, to be understood as restricting my-Shaped member 51 s a Qin member 11 from th oppoh scribed, as variouschanges or modifications may be made in the form, size, and minordetails of construction without departing from the principles orsacrificing any of. the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described my invent-ion, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is: i j

1. An attachment for hens including a member to be received on one legof the hen, a poke pivot-ed thereto and normally disposed in a positionparallel to the member, and means operated by the hens toes uponassuming a setting position to swing the poke at right angles to themember.

2. A device of the character described including a sleeve to be receivedon one of the hens legs, a poke pivoted thereto and normally disposedparallel to the sleeve, and means actuated by the hens toes uponassuming a setting position to swing the poke at right angles to thesleeve to engage the hen.

3. A device of the character described comprising a sleeve to bereceived on the hens leg, a channel shaped member normally receivedtherein, and means connected with the poke and adapted to be actuated bythe hens toes upon assuming a setting position to swing the poke intoengagement with the hen.

4. A device of the character described comprising a sleeve to bereceived on one of the hens legs, a channel shaped member carriedthereby, a pivoted poke carried by the channel shaped member, a memberpivoted to the channel shaped member, a toe engaging member pivoted tothe pivoted member, and an operative connection between the toe engagingmember and the poke whereby to swing the latter into engagement with thehen upon actuation of the toe engaging member;

5. A device of the character described comprising a tubular member to bereceived on one leg of the hen, a channel shaped member carried thereby,a second channel shaped member pivoted to the first mentioned channelshaped member, divergent toe receiving members extending from the lastmentioned channel shaped member, a movable toe engaging member carriedby the last mentioned channel shaped member, a poke pivoted within thefirst mentioned channel shaped member, and link pivotally connected withthe poke and movable toe actuated member.

CHESTER E. CARPENTER.

